the dead have covered a lot of beatles tunes. strawberry fields forever i want to tell you dear prudence-jerry rain why dont we do it in the road tomorrow never knows day tripper get back blackbird and more if you throw in phil,jerry and furthur, i dont think there is another rock band who covered more tunes. heres a website http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Play_The_Beatles.htm

I found an on-line Grateful Dead radio station called Radio10 Dead and been uploading some of their music into my psyche. With respect to all, there is no danger of me taking in enough to become a bonafide dead head but what I've heard so far has been good and I will continue to listen. I'm just now listening to a live version of Desolation Row where the guitar playing makes me think Mark Knopfler has been influenced by the tone and style of playing.

Edwin , "DeadHead Spectrum Disorder "___could be complementary to a common interest and attribute to be proud of. It might be part of the human brain's evolutionary path towards developing more of our brains and developing higher levels of cognition . That's what happens in a good jam with higher levels of non-verbal communication. It is the "Magic" . The Dead have it, Good jazz players have it . All great musicians probably develop it to some point, You probably have it as well !

To get a good approximation of a live Dead show on a good night, listen to Live Dead, a double album from the Fillmore in 1969 - one of the recording crew was our very own Ron Wickersham - especially Dark Star/St. Stephen/The Eleven (so named because it is in 11/4 time).

Or go to deadlists.com to listen to almost any show they did (though it gets skimpier all the time; as they release more "Vault" & "Dick's Picks" CDs/DVDs, they limit access to those shows). There are also getting to be a lot of full shows on Youtube; here's the 2/11/70 late show at Fillmore East to get you started - because If It Ain't Live, It Ain't Dead! Includes the legendary "Dark Star>Spanish Jam" with with the Dead, D. & G. Allman, B. Oakley, B. Trucks, P. Green, D. Kerwin, & A. Lee.